Aka: | Gyakuten Saiban 5, Ace Attorney 5 |
Console: | Nintendo 3DS |
TV Standard: | NTSC-U |
Country: | United States of America |
Developer(s): | Capcom |
Publisher(s): | Capcom |
Release Date: | 2013-10-24 |
Players: | 1 |
Co-op: | No |
ESRB: | M - Mature 17+ |
Type: | Adventure, Puzzle |
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Dual Destinies, known in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 5 (逆転裁判 5?, lit. "Turnabout Trial 5"), is a visual novel adventure video game developed and published by Capcom. It is the fifth main entry in the Ace Attorney series, and was originally released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013, with iOS and Android versions following in 2014 and 2017.
The game is set around a year after the previous game, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, in a time where the court system has entered a dark era of false charges and fabricated evidence. The player takes the roles of three defense attorneys Phoenix Wright, Apollo Justice and Athena Cykes, who defend their clients in multiple cases and try to restore confidence in the courts. The gameplay is split into investigation sections, where the player searches for evidence and talks to witnesses, and trials, where they search for inconsistencies between witness testimonies and the evidence. The player can use some character-specific gameplay mechanics: Phoenix can see "psyche-locks" over witnesses who are hiding something; Apollo can spot visual cues in witnesses that indicate lying; and Athena can detect conflicting emotions in witnesses' voices.